Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Pianello/Carena Swaziland
Sunday, July 13, 2003 6:40 UTC

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On July 13, 2003, at 0640 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Cessna 182 RG, N6412T, operated by Sixforty Corporation, crashed shortly after takeoff from Locarno, Switzerland (LSZL), on a planned flight to Bolzano, Italy (LIPB). Initial reports indicate that after takeoff the airplane flew into a valley, where it crashed and was destroyed by fire. The pilot and the three passengers on board were all fatally injured. The international flight was being operated under the authority of the Civil Aviation Authority, Switzerland. Requests for further information and offers of assistance from the Safety Board and Cessna Aircraft Corporation have been made to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Switzerland. For further information, please contact: Investigator-in-Charge AAIB North Avenue, CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland tel 031 810 41 51 / fax 4150

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/13/2003
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 640
Event Time Zone Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Event City Pianello/Carena
Event State --
Event Country SWAZILAND
Zipcode of the event site --
Event Date Year 2003
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator --
On Ground Collision occurred ? --
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source --
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID --
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions --
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions --
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) --
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 4
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 4
Investigating Agency Foreign
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source NTSB Comm Center, fm Assoc Pre
NTSB Notification Date Jul 13 2003 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1341
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 9 2003 8:32AM
User who most recently changed record JOND
Basic weather conditions --
FAA District Office AAI-100

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6412T
NTSB Number WAS03WA014
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Non-U.S., Commercial
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire --
Aircraft Explosion --
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 182 RG
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number --
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines --
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed --
ELT Activated --
ELT Aided Location of Event Site --
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name --
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City --
Aircraft Owner State --
Aircraft Owner Country --
Aircraft Owner Zipcode --
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? --
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? --
Operator Street Address 30 Old Rudnick Lane
Operator City Dover
Operator State DE
Operator Country UY
Operator Zip code 199014912
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not Non-scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight International
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Passenger Only
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) --
Second Pilot on Board --
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code LSZL
Departure City Locarno
Departure State --
Departure Country SZ
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone --
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code LIPB
Destination City Bolzano
Destination State --
Destination Country IT
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff - initial climb
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Sep 9 2003 8:32AM
User who most recently changed record JOND
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location --
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --